Having a messy office is alternately viewed as a sign of genius, laziness, or of not caring enough to make the effort to "straighten things up a little so it doesn't look like a tornado ripped through here for cryin' out loud." Now, however, it's also the sign of a big payday.
OTTAWA (Business Wire EON) January 21, 2008 --
Having a messy office is alternately viewed as a sign of genius,
laziness, or of not caring enough to make the effort to “straighten
things up a little so it doesn’t look like a
tornado ripped through here for cryin’ out
loud.” Now, however, it’s
also the sign of a big payday.
MyFax, one of the leading Internet
fax services, today announced the launch of its MyFax
Messy Office Contest – an online search
for the office or cubicle most likely to make the average neat freak go
into convulsions with a single viewing. The company is even offering a
$10,000 grand prize to the winner, along with additional prizes totaling
another $5,000.
Of course, this begs the question: in a business world seemingly
obsessed with efficiency,
productivity and organization,
why reward those who think filing cabinets are for putting things on top
of rather than into?
“The neatness-challenged have been oppressed
their entire lives,” said Joseph Nour, CEO of Protus
IP Solutions, which owns and operates MyFax. “Their
parents yelled at them constantly to clean their rooms when they were
growing up. Their employee review forms often make negative mention of
the state of their offices. Co-workers shudder every time they have to
walk into the space. Yet these brave souls persevere. We figure as long
as they know where everything is in their offices, what’s
the harm? We want to celebrate their individuality, and let them know
they’re not forgotten –
even if they are hidden behind the piles of three-year-old
magazines.”
To enter the MyFax Messy Office Contest, participants should go to www.messyofficecontest.com
and upload a photo or video of their office between January 21, 2008
noon EST and February 25, noon EST. Each week, MyFax “mess
experts” will select two finalists. The Grand
Prize winner will then be chosen in an online poll. Results will be
announced by March 5, 2008. For complete contest rules, visit www.messyofficecontest.com.
While MyFax itself is known for reducing clutter by allowing faxes to be
sent electronically via an e-mail account or a secure server rather than
on paper, Nour says the company isn’t looking
to “solve” the
entire messiness issue.
“Anyone can have a neat and clean office,”
said Nour. “But it requires a real talent to
keep an office that looks like a federal disaster area and still be able
to function. Some of my finest executives fall into that category. We
hope that the MyFax Messy
Office Contest will help liberate these people from the sideways
glances of others and allow them to take their rightful place in the
business world, without fear of prejudice or others clucking their
tongues at them.”
About MyFax
MyFax is the fastest growing Internet fax service used by individuals,
small, medium and large businesses to send and receive faxes using
existing email accounts or the web. MyFax offers services in North
America and Europe, including the United Kingdom to industries
recognized among the fastest growing adopters of internet fax including
finance, insurance, real estate, healthcare, transportation and
government. More than 10,000 new customers subscribe to MyFax each
month. Additional information is available at www.myfax.com
and www.myfax.uk.com.
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